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>> in 2010, the world of archaeology was galvanized by the discovery in bulgaria of a relic whose date and dna are compatible with those of john the baptist. in oxford's archaeology lab, tom and george wait for the results of this new test. as they work to build up a comprehensive date map of john the baptist's relics across europe, could this latest test match the individual from bulgaria? >> here's the actual date between 661 to 770 a.d. >> right. >> so that's much younger than john the baptist. it's not john the baptist. >> so it's not the same finger that we looked at in bulgaria. >> the r...

The religious authority there. the ayatollah calling for restraint to these forces and also there is concern about the element of revenge in this battle. as you recall last year one of the worst attacks, atrocities that was committed by isis took place in tikrit. up to 1,700 shia recruits were taken, captured by isis from the camp in tikrit. the fate of all of them is really unknown. the iraqi government has not been able to answer the fate of these recruits. we've heard isis claiming they killed all 1,700. we've heard human rights watch saying they documented through satellite imagery what th...

The discovery in bulgaria of a relic whose date and dna are compatible with those of john the baptist. in oxford's archaeology lab, tom and george wait for the results of this new test. as they work to build up a comprehensive date map of john the baptist's relics across europe, could this latest test match the individual from bulgaria? >> here's the actual date between 661 to 770 a.d. >> right. >> so that's much younger than john the baptist. it's not john the baptist. >> so it's not the same finger that we looked at in bulgaria. >> the result isn't surprising to me. there are many bones attr...

>> in 2010, the world of archaeology was galvanized by the discovery in bulgaria of a relic whose date and dna are compatible with those of john the baptist. in oxford's archaeology lab, tom and georges wait for the results of this new test. as they work to build up a comprehensive date map of john the baptist's relics across europe, could this latest test match the individual from bulgaria? >> here's the actual date between 661 to 770 a.d. >> right. >> so that's much younger than john the baptist. it's not john the baptist. >> so it's not the same finger that we looked at in bulgaria. >> the ...

We are getting word of a victory for the iraqis in the war on isis. the pentagon now says iraqi troops and tribal militias mostly shiite militias with the help of coalition air strikes, have retaken the town of al baghdadi just outside a huge air base where there are u.s. trainers mostly marines. they are working with the iraqi military. we are also getting reports of a new isis atrocity. iraqi officials say militants used bulldozers to destroy what's left of an ancient historic city. our senior international correspondent nic robertson is joining us now. he has details. this is really awful, ...